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Wallington, Cambo, Morpeth. - Writes to greet Robert and Elizabeth on their return home. Interested to hear about their host at Saxifield [?]. Agrees with Robert's appreciation of Baldwin's 'choice of men for such functions'. Approves Julian being 'introduced' to "Emma", "Bleak House", and "Barchester Towers". He himself is reading Gissing's 'two great books': "New Grub Street" and the "Nether World", which are tragic but very readable. Tells Robert to read the article marked with pencil in the ["Times] Literary Supplement", "The War on Science" [Harpur, Caldwell. "The War on Science," Times Literary Supplement" 1 Sept. 1927 p 590] which will make him 'sit up with surprise'.

Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland. - Very glad for Elizabeth's letter; has been pleasant to think that 'while Mamma was away from me, she was with you, as I know how much you are to each other'. Has finished "Kipps" [by H. G. Wells] and likes it 'exceedingly'; it is very funny, but there is also a 'curious pathos about it'; thinks it in all ways better than "[Love and] Mr Lewisham" though that is good too. Has just started "Grub Street" [by George Gissing], which Elizabeth had read aloud. Is nearly 'out of Grub Street' himself as he has almost finished writing his own book.